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Oral history transcript, David S. Black, interview 1 (I), 11/12/1968, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh to Washington as General Counsel of the Bureau of Public Roads, F: B: which was at that time in the Department

Oral history transcript, Charles M. Haar, interview 1 (I), 6/14/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, and the people there came up with some Some were very familiar with the Department of Interior, and there was a thought that we ought to do something about rivers. Later on we came up with something, the Clean Rivers Act, but at that time

Oral history transcript, William D. Carey, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1986, by Janet Kerr-Tener (Item)

centers, of intellectual habit that infested the departments and over which the cabinet officers had no real effective control. K: Yes. Do you have any sense of what the reaction was at the agency or department level when the task force operation
Agency and department-level reaction to LBJ’s use of task forces to change policy-making; information leaking out of the task force system; the effect of the task force operation on the Bureau of the Budget; William Cannon; relationship between

Oral history transcript, Edward C. Crafts, interview 2 (II), 5/12/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

the White House Staff? C: Because we had a better way going through Senator Jackson. The first thing the White House staff would do would be check with the Bureau of the Budget, and check with the Department of Commerce, and that would be the end

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 1 (I), 1/30/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

in, Bundy and Rostow called me up and asked me to come on over and be the first member of the so-called Bundy State Department. I was the first man recruited for the national security group at the White House, LBJ Presidential Library http
opinions to negotiate better politically; summarizing State Department briefings on foreign visitors for LBJ; problems between India and Pakistan; getting involved with Vietnam; the December1965 37-day bombing halt; George Ball and the Cyprus situation; LBJ

Oral history transcript, Edward P. Cliff, interview 1 (I), 1/6/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

speaker and he pledged at that time his full support for the space programs. I've met him on the occasion of the signing of several legislative bills at the White House and at some of our affairs here in the Department of Agriculture. I think it was 1962
; National Trails System Bill; national recreation areas; appropriations; timber management; roads administration; Kerr Memorial Bill; lands management of privately owned forest; forest research; combining with Department of the Interior; export/import timber

Oral history transcript, Dean Rusk, interview 3 (III), 1/2/1970, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

-psychological-economic side of the war, in order that all the agencies in Washington that were concerned about that aspect of the war would pull together. The Department of Agriculture was interested in agricultural developments; the Department of Commerce
Canal; LBJ and crises during the vice presidency; Latin America; the Dominican Republic Affair; LBJ and Mexico.

Oral history transcript, Arthur Krock, interview 1 (I), 11/21/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

on it was quite apparent that Rayburn had developed a kind of fatherly affection for Johnson. So had Vinson--Carl Vinson is who we are speaking of, the chairman of what was then the Naval Affairs Committee, later the Armed Services Committee. And that to them

Oral history transcript, Andrew J. Goodpaster, interview 1 (I), 6/21/1971, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

to get- in the international field--he would want to get what he called the leadership of both sides of both houses of Congress down to consider this thing with him. And that came up on a number of occasions. For example, the Suez affair; the Hungary

Oral history transcript, Robert L. Hardesty, interview 1 (I), 3/26/1969, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

on the other members of the Congressional relations staff and ask them if they could do it. If it were purely a departmental affair, if we had a special message going up on civil rights, for example, we would get the Justice Department to get
Biographical information; John Gronouski 1964, Post Master General, called Hardesty to be speech writer; Jack Valenti chief editor; first session, 89th Congress; LBJ and production of bill signing: two or three a day; Indian affairs speech; Bob

Oral history transcript, Edwin O. Reischauer, interview 1 (I), 4/8/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

, and things like that, and I think he can be extremely knowledgeable on some of these problems. I: Well, you mentioned that he came to office without a great deal of back ground or interest in foreign affairs. I just wondered if you thought he had learned
Vice President Johnson’s limited involvement in Asian affairs; comparison of LBJ’s and JFK’s interest in foreign policy; Reischauer’s relationship with JFK; developing a rapport with LBJ; cooperative activities between Japan and the U.S.; Japanese

Oral history transcript, Clark M. Clifford, interview 6 (VI), 4/24/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

from the vantage point of the Defense Department. What was the problem of collaboration, cooperation between the various agencies that look after the District? C: My comment will be rather brief on it, because it was turned over to those who had

Oral history transcript, Harrison Salisbury, interview 1 (I), 6/26/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

. A fourth and very minor purpose was the possi- bility of getting into North Korea. But this really didn't interest me very much. So preliminary to that trip and before going abroad I had the State Department clear my passport for travel to China, North

Oral history transcript, Orville Freeman, interview 1 (I), 2/14/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

when Mr. Johnson was Vice President~-when that affair broke, did Mr. Johnson get involved in it in any way? F: He didn't get involved in any way, but he was deeply concerned about it. B: Did he contact you, or anyone in the department? F: Yes

Oral history transcript, Kenneth Torp, interview 1 (I), 6/23/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

- In the Department of State, we realized that, after a few days, we had expended our ambassador. His resources in diplomatic capital had alr"eady been blown; we needed a big gun. Andat this point Luke Battle and John Walsh, who was the executive secretary

Oral history transcript, Walter W. Wilcox, interview 1 (I), 11/4/1968, by T.H. Baker (Item)

of question. Do people like yourself, whose career is in the Department of Agriculture, ever begin to feel in recent years that you are somehow or other getting left out because of the increasing emphasis on urban affairs? W: I have been out in the Midwest

Oral history transcript, Robert Komer, interview 2 (II), 8/18/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

, let's go up and have lunch." The other thing that made it a notable occasion was that we went and had lunch in the second floor family dining room. And Ralph Dungan said to me after the lunch--it was a very friendly affair. He was very close

Oral history transcript, Edward R. Fried, interview 1 (I), 4/22/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

was as Special Assistant for National Security Affairs from the fall of 1967 until when? When did you leave the White House? F: Shortly after January 20. M: So you did stay on until the end of the Administration as far as Johnson was concerned? F: Yes. M

Oral history transcript, S. Douglass Cater, interview 2 (II), 5/8/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

of the President's speech at the Smithsonian where he laid down the call for an international program in education that would be as imaginative and enterprising as the one in domestic affairs. Out of that a task force was set up that tried to bring together all

Oral history transcript, Daniel O. Graham, interview 1 (I), 5/24/1982, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

INTERVIEWEE: DANIEL O. GRAHAM INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: General Graham's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: All right, sir, go ahead. DG: Let me tell you first my connections with the Vietnam affair. It probably started back in about

Oral history transcript, Frank M. Wozencraft, interview 8 (VIII), 2/25/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

25 and 26, 1969 INTERVIEWEE: FRANK M. WOZENCRAFT INTERVIEWER: T. H. Baker PLACE: Mr. Wozencraft's office, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 B: You wanted to add something to the tail-end of tape number seven? W

Oral history transcript, Oveta Culp Hobby, interview 1 (I), 7/11/1969, by David G. McComb (Item)

way. M: You spent some time in Washington yourself. H: Yes. M: Especially during the war years--World War II years. Did you have any relationship with Congressman Johnson when you were with the War Department, Bureau of Public Relations? H

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 17 (XVII), 9/20/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

, inefficiency, red tape, foot-dragging; that became evident both in the military and in the private sector at home. He was at war against it, using as his tool the Naval Affairs Committee. That, from beginning to the end, was always one of the things he loved
LBJ's involvement with the Naval Affairs Committee in 1943 and efforts to stop absenteeism in navy jobs; food rationing in World War II; how life in the United States changed during WWII; attitudes toward military service; German-American

Oral history transcript, Betty Furness Midgley, interview 1 (I), 12/10/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh December 10, 1968 M: First of all, to identify the interview, this is an interview with Miss Betty Furness, who is the special assistant to the President for consumer affairs. The date is December 10; it is 2:10

Oral history transcript, Felipe Herrera, interview 1 (I), 5/20/1969, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

that meant Inter-American affairs. No surprise, knowing his background and the fact that he was from Texas and so on. But really personally I didn't have much chance to contact him. The man that I understand had a fairly good knowledgeabout him before he

Oral history transcript, Claude J. Desautels, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

to us, very helpful. Bryce was very But Eisenhower's view of Congress [was] let the department agency handle them. I was on the Hill in those LBJ Presidential Library http://www.lbjlibrary.org ORAL HISTORY TRANSCRIPT Lyndon B. Johnson Library Oral
O'Brien; involvement of the President; Wilbur Mills; honeymoon period; effect of Vietnam on the operation; notification of Congressman and Senators of awards from the Pentagon; Margaret Chase Smith; coordination with agencies and departments; importance

Oral history transcript, Bertrand Harding, interview 2 (II), 11/25/1968, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

of fact, it was assumed when he left that whereas I had been designated as the Acting Director at the time that he departed, it was assumed that there would be a regular full-time Director appointed. Unfortunately that did not occur, and has not occurred
on OEO policy; contact between OEO and CEA; cost of living formula; OEO consulting with critics; Office of Public Affairs; press releases statement; view of quality of OEO Personnel; 1966 Shriver’s statement to Congress regarding abolishing poverty in ten

Oral history transcript, Warren I. Cikins, interview 1 (I), 5/12/1986, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

was one of the very strong people there. on to various other major achievements. Peter has gone Peter was general counsel in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and very close to Joe Califano, another Johnson figure. Califano named Peter

Oral history transcript, Harry C. McPherson, interview 4 (IV), 3/24/1969, by T.H. Baker (Item)

, yes. The Defense Department has a bureau called the Bureau of International Security Affairs--it's more or less the state department of the Defense Department, it's the crowd that thinks about military assistance programs and about our general posture
Charles Roberts article; Clifford’s doubts; TET offensive; personal doubts about the Vietnam commitment; LBJ didn’t like to hear opposition to the Vietnam policy; 3/22 luncheon meeting with LBJ; 20th parallel memorandum; State Department meeting

Oral history transcript, Frank F. Mankiewicz, interview 1 (I), 4/18/1969, by Stephen Goodell (Item)

was on loan, in · . But at ·tt
; anticipation of opposition to community action program from local political power structures; naming VISTA and Job Corps; decision to move various projects to established administration departments; Dominican Republic; Mankiewicz’s and Peace Corps members

Oral history transcript, Rutherford M. Poats, interview 1 (I), 11/18/1968, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

B. Johnson Library Oral Histories [NAID 24617781] More on LBJ Library oral histories: http://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh 2 P: None except the most indirect as a reporter covering the White House for UPIAsian Affairs during most

Oral history transcript, Leonard H. Marks, interview 1 (I), 6/15/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

field. We handled some of his affairs rather successfully. One day he called and he said that a friend of his, a congressman from Texas, was interested in the radio business because his wife had a small station in LBJ Presidential Library http

Oral history transcript, Joseph W. Barr, interview 2 (II), 1/16/1970, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

fruit, combined with a vigorous export expansion program. F: In this sort of changeover, you involve the Departments well beyond Treasury. You get into S t a t e and Defense and so forth. Within Treasury you've got your own international section. B
departments involved; gold pool; strengthening of the dollar; promotion of Common Market in Europe; surcharge extension; tax reform proposal; consultation by Nixon staff; 1967 inconsistent economic forecasting; Group of Ten; estimation of LBJ

Oral history transcript, Lady Bird Johnson, interview 11 (XI), Jan. 27-28, 1979, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

with the old one. 1940 was a year that was increasingly dominated by politics for Lyndon, and also his interest in the Naval Affairs Committee involved more of his hours and his concern and his interest. We saw a lot of the members of that committee, a little

Oral history transcript, R. Sargent Shriver, interview 1 (I), 8/20/1980, by Michael L. Gillette (Item)

Conference for the Prevention and Control of Juvenile Delinquency. It had that long title. This was an outgrowth of a national conference which had been held here in Washington under White House auspices. The Department of Justice was given the job
not be enough to 'win' the War on Poverty; why some politicians opposed programs that gave its participants political power; early War on Poverty task force offices and funding; how Shriver got people to join the task force from various departments; the duties

Oral history transcript, George Ball, interview 2 (II), 7/9/1971, by Paige E. Mulhollan (Item)

://discoverlbj.org/exhibits/show/loh/oh George Ball -- Interview II -- 6 (Laughter) M: And I'm sure the way he ran the State Department he wouldn't have been very happy with that kind of intervention. Did they meet regularly after that? B: No, not very regularly

Oral history transcript, Milton S. Eisenhower, interview 1 (I), undated, by Joe B. Frantz (Item)

as assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture I became Director of Information of the department and then under Secretary Wallace was both Director of Information and Coordinator of the entire department--which Secretary Wallace had appointed me. LBJ
Biographical information; FDR; LBJ's relationship with Eisenhower; invitation to LBJ to speak at Johns Hopkins; Senator Joseph McCarthy; Chamizal dispute; LBJ as civil rights leader; Latin American affairs; 1960 election; Dominican Crisis; Panama

Oral history transcript, L. Wade Lathram, interview 1 (I), 3/21/1985, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

Service officer, yes. I came into the Foreign Service rather late, because my early career was in the War Department, and then, after War, in the Interior Department. And I went to the Foreign Service primarily because I was leaving government, leaving

Oral history transcript, Peter R. Rosenblatt, interview 1 (I), 7/26/1984, by Ted Gittinger (Item)

INTERVIEWEE PETER R. ROSENBLATT INTERVIEWER: Ted Gittinger PLACE: Ambassador Rosenblatt's office, Washington, D.C. Tape 1 of 1 G: Mr. Rosenblatt, when did you first become involved with Southeast Asia affairs? R: Well, when I came to the White
How Rosenblatt became involved with Southeast Asian affairs in Robert Komer's office in 1966; Rosenblatt's duties under Komer; Rosenblatt's work with the Agency for International Development (AID), the Office of Civil Operations (OCO) and Civil

Oral history transcript, Donald F. Hornig, interview 1 (I), 12/4/1968, by David G. McComb (Item)

life on the basis of absolutely no evidence. It was a rather interesting affair because the director of the laboratory grabbed me by the arm one day and said, "Come up to the attic." And I went up there and he said, "How would you like to leave this job
; to Princeton, 1957; became chairman of department, 1958; 1959 appointed by President Eisenhower to Science Advisory Committee; 1960 on JFK’s task force for a space policy; met LBJ in 1961; served under three presidents: Eisenhower, JFK and LBJ

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